The Acute Trust provides GP direct access diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy for patients aged 16 years and over from the following 4 locations:

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Cheltenham General Hospital

Stroud General Hospital

Cirencester Hospital

Please refer patients to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT for flexible sigmoidoscopy using the dedicated referral form which contains details of the indications and contraindications for the procedure. Referrals should be sent via the ‘Endoscopy Assessment Service’ available on the NHS e-Referrals Service.

Further details about Gloucestershire Hospitals NHSFT’s endoscopy service and how to contact them can be found here.

InHealth Endoscopy

InHealth provides a GP direct access diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy service for Gloucestershire patients aged 18 years and over from the following 3 locations:

Cirencester Hospital

Windrush Medical Centre, Witney

Bristol Harbourside

Polypectomy, tattooing and therapeutics are also undertaken as part of the service. For pre-referral advice, please telephone 0333 202 3187 or email gastroadvice.inhealth@nhs.net (email response within 48 hours).

Please refer patients to InHealth for flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy using the dedicated referral form which contains details of the indications and contraindications for the procedure. Referrals should be sent via ‘The Community Endoscopy Service’ available on the NHS e-Referrals Service.

Further details about InHealth’s endoscopy service and how to contact them can be found here.

Care UK provides a GP direct access diagnostic flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy service for Gloucestershire patients aged 16 years and over from the following locations:

Emersons Green NHS Treatment Centre, Bristol

Devizes NHS Treatment Centre

Please refer patients to Care UK for flexible sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy using the dedicated referral form which contains details of the indications and contraindications for the procedure. Referrals should be sent via the ‘Lower GI Pre-Assess Phone Call’ service available on the NHS e-Referrals Service.

Further details about Care UK’s endoscopy service and how to contact them can be found here.